hallåa

Swedish

Etymology

From hallå (“hello”) +‎ -a (“-er”). From early in public radio's history when the main station connected to local stations by calling hallå, hallå (“hello, hello”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [häˈlôː.ä]
• Rhymes: -²oːa

Noun

hallåa c

1. (informal, television) continuity announcer, programme presenter

   Synonyms: presentatör, programpresentatörer, tv-presentatör, hallåflicka

   • 2020 April 3, Anna Shimoda, Hans Shimoda, SVT:s hallåor tillbaka i rutan efter åtta år‎^[1]:

     SVT har beslutat sig för att ta tillbaka sina hallåor för första gången på åtta år.

     SVT has decided to take back its continuity announcers for the first time in eight years.

2. (obsolete, radio) continuity announcer, programme presenter

   Synonym: hallåman

Declension

Declension of hallåa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hallåa	hallåas
	definite	hallåan	hallåans
plural	indefinite	hallåor	hallåors
	definite	hallåorna	hallåornas

Further reading

• hallåa in Svensk ordbok.